2011 Soap Opera America Award Winners

It's that time of year again, one year ago, As The World Turns was the big winner taking home 5 wins at the Soap Opera America Awards, who will come out on top tonight?! Here are the winners for the 2011 Soap Opera America Awards:

OUTSTANDING VILLAIN/VILLAINESS:

Ewa Da Cruz as Vienna Hyatt, As The World Turns

Sean Young as Meggie McClaine, The Young & The Restless

Stephen Nichols as Tucker McCall, The Young & The Restless

Terri Conn as Aubrey Wentworth Buchanan, One Life To Live

Jerry verDorn as Clint Buchanan, One Life To Live

-With the entrance of Meggie on Y&R, fans were treated to a conniving villainess not seen on Y&R since Shelia Carter, and Meggie did everything but destroy one of soap's most famous couples. Her return brought shocking secrets as well, and fans rejoiced when she earned her just rewards!! But Sean Young played Meggie brilliantly, and made us long for villains like Meggie again.

OUTSTANDING PLOT/STORYLINE:

Newman v. Newmans [the lawsuit], The Young & The Restless

Nikki loses sobriety, The Young & The Restless

DNA Test Scandal, One Life To Live

Ronan is Chance’s Brother, The Young & The Restless

Reid’s Heart, As The World Turns

-Y&R has been known to utilize it's history very well, so the Ronan Malloy being Chance's brother (and Nina's Son) storyline was very intriguing, making good use of Y&R's history and bringing a captivating storyline that brought out the best acting skills of those involved.

[FAN VOTED] FAVORITE RILVARY:

Barbara Ryan/Emily Stewart, As The World Turns

Chloe Mitchell/Heather Stevens, The Young & The Restless

Jill Fenmore/Lauren Fenmore Baldwin, The Young & The Restless

Phyllis Summers/Sharon Newman, The Young & The Restless

Ronan Malloy/Chance Chancellor, The Young & The Restless

-This year's newest award, which is fan-voted, was given by the fans to what has become one of Y&R's most well-known rivalries next to Katherine Chancellor & Jill Foster. Phyllis and Sharon found themselves at war again this past year, but for a while they had called a truce, to help Sharon get out of a wrongful conviction. Who knows what will happen once Sharon returns to Genoa City?

[FAN VOTED] FAVORITE COUPLE:

Luke Snyder & Reid Oliver, As The World Turns

Cane Ashby & Lily Winters Ashby, The Young & The Restless

Brody Lovett & Jessica Buchanan, One Life To Live

Billy Abbott & Victoria Newman Abbott, The Young & The Restless

Victor Newman & Nikki Reed, The Young & The Restless

-Despite having their ups and downs, it looks like Victor and Nikki remain popular with the fans, once Nikki returns to Genoa City from rehab I have a feeling that the sparks may re-ignite with these two.

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR/ACTRESS: [25 or under]

Kelley Missal as Danielle Manning, One Life To Live

Kristen Alderson as Starr Marnning, One Life To Live

Christel Khalil as Lily Winters, The Young & The Restless

Brandon Buddy as Cole Thornhart, One Life To Live

Emily O'Brien as Jana Hawkes, The Young & The Restless

-Lily Winters has suffered more in her lifetime than anyone can bear, and she's still in her twenties! This past year has been hard on Lily, her children born premature, Cane was hiding secrets from her, and she believed Cane to be dead for a few months. Christel Khalil brought a gripping portrayal to Lily, bringing a fantastic performance to her repertoire.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Eric Sheffer Stevens as Reid Oliver, As The World Turns

Daniel Goddard as Cane Ashby, The Young & The Restless

Jeff Branson as Ronan Malloy, The Young & The Restless

Billy Miller as Billy Abbott, The Young & The Restless

Mark Lawson as Brody Lovett, One Life To Live

-Billy Miller (last year's Emmy Winner in this category) has shown to add a level of depth to Billy Abbott, and is a great actor overall, his desperation to protect his wife and keep her happy only gave Miller great material to work with and brought more perspective to Billy Abbott.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Bree Williamson as Jessica Buchanan/Tess Smith/Bess Lord/Teen Jess/Wes Granger, One Life To Live

Trica Cast as Nina Webster, The Young & The Restless

Melody Thomas Scott as Nikki Reed Newman, The Young & The Restless

Lesli Kay as Molly Conlan, As The World Turns

Elizabeth Hendrickson as Chloe Mitchell, The Young & The Restless

-Bree Williamson has more talent than anyone I know, to be able to pull off acting 4 different personalities and one actual person in the past year, and to display a wide variety of emotions is just brilliant. Which is why it's all the more surprising that she has yet to win an Emmy... Maybe she'll be walking away a winner on Sunday!

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS:

Colleen Zenk as Barbara Ryan, As The World Turns

Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers, The Young & The Restless

Terri Conn as Katie Peretti, As The World Turns

Jeanne Cooper as Katherine Chancellor, The Young & The Restless

Jess Walton as Jill Fenmore, The Young & The Restless

-The weeks leading up to ATWT's finale brought a great kidnapping storyline for one of the show's vets and gave her a chance to show her talent. Which paid off, as she had one of the stronger showings from the three soap operas than any other actress I can remember in the same period.

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR:

Trent Dawson as Henry Coleman, As The World Turns

John-Paul Lavoisier as Rex Balsom, One Life To Live

Van Hansis as Luke Snyder, As The World Turns

Eric Braeden as Victor Newman, The Young & The Restless

Michael Graziadei as Daniel Romalotti, The Young & The Restless

-Victor Newman's life has been turned upside down in the past year, he's lost private ownership of his company, and severed ties with almost all of his children. We rarely see Victor emotional, but over the past year, Braeden brought a brilliant performance to the screen and we saw how Victor really felt. One of the strongest male performances in the past year deserves recognition.

BEST DRAMA SERIES:

The Young & The Restless

As The World Turns

One Life To Life

-This year's best Drama Series is without a doubt, One Life To Live, as they've unfearfully tackled a brave bullying storyline and shaken up the lives of Llanview residents. They've captivated viewers with interesting storylines and continue to do so, with the way they are going, the OLTL finale will be something that viewers won't forget!

HELEN WAGNER LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Jeanne Cooper, Y&R

-Be on the lookout for the write-up on Y&R's Jeanne Cooper coming soon, and be sure to watch the Daytime Emmys coming on Sunday June 19th!! Congrats to the winners for tonight:

Y&R took home a total of 7 Wins out of 26 Nominations.

OLTL took home a total of 2 Wins out of 11 Nominations.

ATWT took home a total of 1 Win out of 11 Nominations.

'AMC' & 'OLTL' to end within the next year

It was announced from ABC just two days ago that One Life To Live and All My Children, both long-time soap mainstays on ABC (for over 40 years), will be going off air in January 2012 and September 2011, respectively.

One Life To Live's cancellation doesn't come as a big shock, as it's ratings have declined (as have all soaps), and it has been flip-flopping with already canceled As The World Turns for the past few years, and OLTL has been named the next casualty in Soap deaths.

Unexpected, however, is All My Children's demise along with it. Leaving only CBS's The Young & The Restless & The Bold & The Beautiful, NBC's Days Of Our Lives, and ABC's General Hospital as the only four soaps on air after January 2012.

What will be interesting is how the Daytime Emmys will adjust to these changes, if they will cut the number of nominees or leave them as is?, and how will they do the Best Drama Series nominations??

Interestingly, replacing both timeslots are 'lifestyle' shows, that are most likely cheaper to produce. When As The World Turns and Guiding Light went off-air, both were replaced by game shows, and I just have to ask: WHY?

I highly doubt anyone watches game shows as much as they used to anymore, with the way things are going, there isn't going to be much left in terms of Daytime television!!

BTW, I just wanted to add to the fact that I believe people don't watch gameshows as much anymore, then they should pre-empt game shows!! I'm tired of hearing that Y&R has been pre-empted because of MARCH MADNESS or some other sport... PLEASE put them on different times!!

Lastly, we are sad to hear that OLTL and AMC will go off air, as a fan of OLTL I will be sad to see the show go. Thoughts?

TV Squad's Top 15 Female Soap Characters Of All Time

This is a pretty interesting list!!

http://www.tvsquad.com/2011/03/24/15-most-memorable-female-soap-opera-characters/?ncid=webmail

Enjoy!

2011 Soap Opera America Award Nominations

Here are the nominees for the 2011 Soap Opera America Awards:

(Be on the lookout for Polls on the site (sidebar on your right) or on the Facebook page to vote for your favorite couple & rivalry!!)

BEST DRAMA SERIES:

The Young & The Restless

As The World Turns

One Life To Life

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR:

Trent Dawson as Henry Coleman, As The World Turns

John-Paul Lavoisier as Rex Balsom, One Life To Live

Van Hansis as Luke Snyder, As The World Turns

Eric Braeden as Victor Newman, The Young & The Restless

Michael Graziadei as Daniel Romalotti, The Young & The Restless

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS:

Colleen Zenk as Barbara Ryan, As The World Turns

Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers, The Young & The Restless

Terri Conn as Katie Peretti, As The World Turns

Jeanne Cooper as Katherine Chancellor, The Young & The Restless

Jess Walton as Jill Fenmore, The Young & The Restless

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Bree Williamson as Jessica Buchanan, One Life To Live

Trica Cast as Nina Webster, The Young & The Restless

Melody Thomas Scott as Nikki Reed Newman, The Young & The Restless

Lesli Kay as Molly Conlan, As The World Turns

Elizabeth Hendrickson as Chloe Mitchell, The Young & The Restless

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Eric Sheffer Stevens as Reid Oliver, As The World Turns

Daniel Goddard as Cane Ashby, The Young & The Restless

Jeff Branson as Ronan Malloy, The Young & The Restless

Billy Miller as Billy Abbott, The Young & The Restless

Mark Lawson as Brody Lovett, One Life To Live

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR/ACTRESS: [25 or under]

Kelley Missal as Danielle Manning, One Life To Live

Kristen Alderson as Starr Marnning, One Life To Live

Christel Khalil as Lily Winters, The Young & The Restless

Brandon Buddy as Cole Thornhart, One Life To Live

Emily O'Brien as Jana Hawkes, The Young & The Restless

[FAN VOTED] FAVORITE COUPLE:

Luke Snyder & Reid Oliver, As The World Turns

Cane Ashby & Lily Winters Ashby, The Young & The Restless

Brody Lovett & Jessica Buchanan, One Life To Live

Billy Abbott & Victoria Newman Abbott, The Young & The Restless

Victor Newman & Nikki Reed, The Young & The Restless

[NEW! FAN VOTED] FAVORITE RILVARY:

Barbara Ryan/Emily Stewart, As The World Turns

Chloe Mitchell/Heather Stevens, The Young & The Restless

Jill Fenmore/Lauren Fenmore Baldwin, The Young & The Restless

Phyllis Summers/Sharon Newman, The Young & The Restless

Ronan Malloy/Chance Chancellor, The Young & The Restless

OUTSTANDING PLOT/STORYLINE:

Newman v. Newmans [the lawsuit], The Young & The Restless

Nikki loses sobriety, The Young & The Restless

DNA Test Scandal, One Life To Live

Ronan is Chance’s Brother, The Young & The Restless

Reid’s Heart, As The World Turns

OUTSTANDING VILLAIN/VILLAINESS:

Ewa Da Cruz as Vienna Hyatt, As The World Turns

Sean Young as Meggie McClaine, The Young & The Restless

Stephen Nichols as Tucker McCall, The Young & The Restless

Terri Conn as Aubrey Wentworth Buchanan, One Life To Live

Jerry verDorn as Clint Buchanan, One Life To Live

TOTAL NOMINATIONS:

As The World Turns: 11

The Young & The Restless: 26

One Life To Live: 11

New Things Coming Your Way.

Hey all,

This website has been barren for a while, but not to worry, I'm planning some big things to be coming! Here's what you can expect to be appearing soon!!

+ The long-awaited Bio of last year's lifetime achievement award winner, Colleen Zenk Pinter, otherwise known as Barbara on As The World Turns.

+ The list of nominees for the 2011 Soap Opera America Awards!!

+ A post regarding villains in today's daytime dramas.

BTW, I am looking for people to help write for the site, especially those who are big fans of: General Hospital, Days Of Our Lives, The Bold & The Beautiful, All My Children, and One Life To Live. Please email me at: soapoperaamerica@aim.com

Thanks!!

1st Annual Soap Opera America Awards

Welcome to the first annual Soap Opera America Awards!! Where the best of the best in CBS Soaps [and those in Llanview!] of 2009-2010 are honored. Eventually, I hope we will be able to honor all the Soaps in future awards. Until then, we will be honoring these soaps; including giving the honorary Helen Wagner Lifetime Achievement Award to Coleen Zenk Pinter (Barbara Ryan) of As The World Turns fame.

Without further ado, let us commence the awards!!

OUTSTANDING VILLAIN/VILLAINESS

The nominees are:

Paolo Seganti, As The World Turns (Damian Grimaldi)
Roscoe Born, One Life To Live (Mitch Laurence)
Michael Muhney, The Young & The Restless (Adam Newman)
Stephen Nichols, The Young & The Restless (Tucker McCall)
Yvonne Zima, The Young & The Restless (Daisy Callahan)

And The Award Goes To: Michael Muhney, The Young & The Restless
-No doubt, Muhney's dasdardly turn on Y&R as sociopath Adam Newman has brought some new meaning to the word Villan, terrorizing over HALF of Genoa City has brought him some big trouble, though recent scenes have brought up the notion that he's back and here to stay.

OUTSTANDING PLOT/STORYLINE

The nominees are:

Brad Snyder’s Death, As The World Turns
Ann Douglas’ Death, The Bold & The Beautiful
Mitch Laurence’s Return, One Life To Live
The Emily/Patty Switch, The Young & The Restless
Tucker McCall’s Revenge on Katherine, The Young & The Restless

And the award goes to: The Emily & Patty Switch, The Young & The Restless
-All of these storylines gave great material for the actors to work with, but this rather far-fetched (but of course when have we known soaps to not defy reality?) storyline was one of the longest-running ones on Y&R in the last year, was one of the greatest storylines of the past year, and showcased how brilliant Stacy Haiduk's acting skills were, and Haiduk redefined the requirements for portraying two different characters with her brilliant turn as Patty Williams and Emily Peterson.

FAVORITE COUPLE

The nominees for this fan voted award are:

Brad Snyder & Katie Snyder, As The World Turns
Carly Tenney & Jack Snyder, As The World Turns
Luke Snyder & Noah Mayer, As The World Turns
Kyle Lewis & Oliver Fish, One Life To Live
Cane Ashby & Lily Ashby, The Young & The Restless

And the award goes to: Carly Tenney & Jack Snyder, As The World Turns
-Longevtivity proved to be a major factor in this race, with CarJack reciving a lot of votes. Their on-again, off-again relationship on ATWT has captivated viewers for more than a decade, and in recent weeks, it seems they will get back together. Let's hope ATWT puts this supercouple back together before the show ends!

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR/ACTRESS

The nominees are:

Ashley Greiner, As The World Turns (Faith Snyder)
Meredith Hagner, As The World Turns (Liberty Ciccone)
Kelley Missal, One Life To Live (Danielle Rayburn)
Christel Khalil, The Young & The Restless (Lily Ashby)
Emily O’Brien, The Young & The Restless (Jana Fisher)

And the award goes to: Meredith Hagner, As The World Turns
-The original portrayer of Liberty Ciccone was delt a tough hand with one incident after another appearing in Liberty's life. And in the hands of another mediocre actor, the scenes would have failed; but Hagner portrayed Liberty brilliantly, that if she were nominated at the Emmys, no doubt she would have won in the younger actress category.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR

The nominees are:

Van Hansis, As The World Turns (Luke Snyder)
Austin Peck, As The World Turns (Brad Snyder)
Daniel Goddard, The Young & The Restless (Cane Ashby)
Michael Graziadei, The Young & The Restless (Daniel Romalotti)
Greg Rikaart, The Young & The Restless (Kevin Fisher)

And the award goes to: Van Hansis, As The World Turns
-Van Hansis was one of the actors I considered horribly snubbed by the Emmys, even when he was nominated. He delievers so well as Luke Snyder that it is a shock that he has never won! This past year, Luke's emotions have been twisted and confused, and Hansis has shown Luke's confusion and disapointment very well.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS

The nominees are:

Julie Pinson, As The World Turns (Janet Ciccone)
Marie Wilson, As The World Turns (Meg Snyder)
Betty White, The Bold & The Beautiful (Ann Douglas)
Bree Williamson, One Life To Live (Jessica Buchanan)
Stacy Haiduk, The Young & The Restless (Patty Williams/Emily Peterson)

And the award goes to: Stacy Haiduk, The Young & The Restless
-Betty White and Stacy Haiduk were both among the horribly snubbed actresses at the Emmys. This category was the hardest to decide, since all the actresses delivered such powerful performances, but there was no denying that Haiduk's stint portraying two very different personalities was spellbinding and showed just how talented she is. I hope that some other show takes advantage of her talents, Y&R's loss will hopefully be some other show's gain.

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR

The nominees are:

Jon Lindstrom, As The World Turns (Craig Montgomery)
Michael Park, As The World Turns (Jack Snyder)
Peter Bergman, The Young & The Restless (Jack Abbott)
Doug Davidson, The Young & The Restless (Paul Williams)
Christian LeBlanc, The Young & The Restless (Michael Baldwin)

And the award goes to: Michael Park, As The World Turns
-The two men from As The World Turns had the best material to work with compared to the ones they've been getting in a while. But Jack's year has been unbelievable, and a usually stable Jack had been so emotionally confused, and showed how great an actor Michael Park is. And the fact that he FINALLY won at the Emmys was just the icing on the cake.

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS

The nominees are:

Terri Colombino, As The World Turns (Katie Snyder)
Maura West, As The World Turns (Carly Tenney)
Florencia Lozano, One Life To Live (Téa Delgado)
Tracey Bregman, The Young & The Restless (Lauren Baldwin/Sarah Smythe)
Eileen Davidson, The Young & The Restless (Ashley Abbott)

And the award goes to: Maura West, As The World Turns
-My personal favorites are Tracey, Eileen, and Maura; all fantastic actresses. But I've found that for the longest time that Maura has had the strongest material to work with and over the last few months, has been giving the best performances in many the situations that Carly has gotten in. (Not to demote the performances of the other fabulous actresses) And the fact she recieved her second Emmy award is fantastic as well.

BEST DRAMA SERIES:

We arrive to the final award of the night! And the nominees are:

As The World Turns
One Life To Live
The Young & The Restless

And the award goes to: The Young & The Restless
-All three nominated dramas have had strong years, and have been absolutely great with their storylines. However, even though As The World Turns has had some great moments and we can always count for ATWT to show that family and love trump all, but the fact that they keep adding new faces and focus less and less on the more established actors & actresses has made the show less appealing; One Life To Live had some great and exciting moments this past year as well, but what did them in are their unfinished conclusions for many of them (and kicking off popular couple Oliver Fish & Kyle Lewis didn't help them much as well). The Young & The Restless had a great year, and brought us many exciting storylines and great emotional moments [from Ashley & the others finding out that Faith was Sharon & Nick's daughter to Adam Newman's near escape and his dasdardly plans to Patty's charade of playing Emily to get Jack back]. And it helps that their crop of actors is a great troupe of fantastic performers.

Congratulations to As The World Turns being the top winner with 5 wins & to The Young & The Restless for 4 wins. Be on the lookout for a page on the Helen Wagner Lifetime Achievement Award and details on Colleen Zenk Pinter. Thank you for joining us and see you next year!!

Soap Opera America Awards Nominations

Here Are The Nominees for the 2010 Soap Opera America Awards, there will also be an honorary award presented in the honor of As The World Turns star Helen Wagner (Nancy Hughes) who passed away earlier in the year. This award will be presented to honor a Soap Vet who has contributed significantly to the world of soaps by playing an iconic role, or many iconic roles. This year's Helen Wagner Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Colleen Zenk Pinter of As The World Turns, for her work as long-running character Barbara Ryan on the the show.

The winners will be decided based on a period between July 2009 to June 2010. Later awards will follow suit with this time period regarding their nominations. The Younger Actor/Actress category is designated for actors & actresses under 25 that are prominantly featured in a soap. Also, the favorite couple category is fan voted, so if you want to vote, submit your choice via email (soapoperaamerica@aim.com). Everyone can vote once, and voting ends July 15th. :)

The Young & The Restless leads with 18 nominations, As The World Turns follows with 16, One Life To Live has 7, and The Bold & The Beautiful earned 2 nominations. Congrats to all and good luck!!


BEST DRAMA SERIES:
As The World Turns
One Life To Live
The Young & The Restless

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR
Jon Lindstrom, As The World Turns (Craig Montgomery)
Michael Park, As The World Turns (Jack Snyder)
Peter Bergman, The Young & The Restless (Jack Abbott)
Doug Davidson, The Young & The Restless (Paul Williams)
Christian LeBlanc, The Young & The Restless (Michael Baldwin)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS
Terri Colombino, As The World Turns (Katie Snyder)
Maura West, As The World Turns (Carly Tenney)
Florencia Lozano, One Life To Live (Téa Delgado)
Tracey Bregman, The Young & The Restless (Lauren Baldwin/Sarah Smythe)
Eileen Davidson, The Young & The Restless (Ashley Abbott)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Julie Pinson, As The World Turns (Janet Ciccone)
Marie Wilson, As The World Turns (Meg Snyder)
Betty White, The Bold & The Beautiful (Ann Douglas)
Bree Williamson, One Life To Live (Jessica Buchanan)
Stacy Haiduk, The Young & The Restless (Patty Williams/Emily Peterson)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
Van Hansis, As The World Turns (Luke Snyder)
Austin Peck, As The World Turns (Brad Snyder)
Daniel Goddard, The Young & The Restless (Cane Ashby)
Michael Graziadei, The Young & The Restless (Daniel Romalotti)
Greg Rikaart, The Young & The Restless (Kevin Fisher)

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR/ACTRESS
Ashley Greiner, As The World Turns (Faith Snyder)
Meredith Hagner, As The World Turns (Liberty Ciccone)
Kelley Missal, One Life To Live (Danielle Rayburn)
Christel Khalil, The Young & The Restless (Lily Ashby)
Emily O’Brien, The Young & The Restless (Jana Fisher)

FAVORITE COUPLE
Brad Snyder & Katie Snyder, As The World Turns
Carly Tenney & Jack Snyder, As The World Turns
Luke Snyder & Noah Mayer, As The World Turns
Kyle Lewis & Oliver Fish, One Life To Live
Cane Ashby & Lily Ashby, The Young & The Restless

OUTSTANDING PLOT/STORYLINE
Brad Snyder’s Death, As The World Turns
Ann Douglas’ Death, The Bold & The Beautiful
Mitch Laurence’s Return, One Life To Live
The Emily/Patty Switch, The Young & The Restless
Tucker McCall’s Revenge on Katherine, The Young & The Restless

OUTSTANDING VILLAIN/VILLAINESS
Paolo Seganti, As The World Turns (Damian Grimaldi)
Roscoe Born, One Life To Live (Mitch Laurence)
Michael Muhney, The Young & The Restless (Adam Newman)
Stephen Nichols, The Young & The Restless (Tucker McCall)
Yvonne Zima, The Young & The Restless (Daisy Callahan)

EMMY NOMS 2010: WHAT WENT WRONG & WHAT WENT RIGHT

HERE WE GOO..................


OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES:


All My Children, ABC
The Bold And The Beautiful, CBS
General Hospital, ABC
The Young And The Restless, CBS

-So, ATWT or OLTL had no chance because of failing ratings? I really wish that both had recieved nominations, because both were great with storylines. Whatever, the real winner will be (IMO) Y&R, because of fantastic storylines, great acting, and the ability to make me keep watching every week with suspense... all equate a great soap.


OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:


Sarah Brown, General Hospital, ABC
Crystal Chappell, Guiding Light, CBS
Bobbie Eakes, All My Children, ABC
Michelle Stafford, The Young And The Restless, CBS
Maura West, As The World Turns, CBS

-Knowing that the Emmys should have given a nom to Teri (Katie, ATWT) [and she would have been the frontrunner of this race, but i guess episdoes recently have not given Teri the chance to shine], and the performances of West and Stafford (and the limited material of Chappell); I'll assume that with the Emmy love for GH, it'll probably go to Sarah Brown.


OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:


Peter Bergman, The Young And The Restless, CBS
Doug Davidson, The Young And The Restless, CBS
Jon Lindstrom, As The World Turns, CBS
Michael Park, As The World Turns, CBS
James Scott, Days Of Our Lives, NBC

-This category is better than the similar Female category this year!! (which I always think is the most exciting category..) I am so happy to see ATWT and Y&R love!!! This is difficult for me to pick, but if I had to narrow it down to two, it would be Davidson and Lindstrom based on their powerful performances. With Davidson winning by a hair, he is very talented, but i wouldn't mind Lindstrom winning, either.


OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:


Beth Chamberlin, Guiding Light, CBS
Carolyn Hennesy, General Hospital, ABC
Julie Pinson, As The World Turns, CBS
Bree Williamson, One Life To Live, ABC
Arianne Zucker, Days Of Our Lives, NBC

-I am pleased overall, but I do believe that Betty White (Ann Douglas, B&B) and Stacy H. (Patty/Emily, Y&R) were SEVERLY snubbed, both turned in great performances and if Stacy had gotten nominated, she would be the frontrunner for sure. My top two would be Williamson and Pinson, since I've seen and know both the characters' storylines, but if it were a year for Pinson to get it it would be this year, because she had a great emotional ride with Janet.


OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:


Bradford Anderson, General Hospital, ABC
Ricky Paull Goldin, All My Children, ABC
Jonathan Jackson, General Hospital, ABC
Brian Kerwin, One Life To Live, ABC
Billy Miller, The Young And The Restless, CBS

-WHERE IS KEVIN FROM Y&R?! HE HAS GIVEN A FANTASTIC.... OH WHATEVER. I was also shocked that Van Hansis (Luke, ATWT) had not recieved a pre-nom... if it was any year for him to win, this would have been a good one... WHATEVER. After watching a breif clip of Anderson on GH, I'd say that he'd had the category in a lock-in, but I think Kerwin could give him a run for his money.


OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES:


Julie Berman, General Hospital, ABC
Molly Burnett, Days Of Our Lives, NBC
Shelley Hennig, Days Of Our Lives, NBC
Christel Khalil, The Young And The Restless, CBS
Marnie Schulenburg, As The World Turns, CBS

-I SINCERLY THINK KHALIL SHOULD WIN. She has been fantastic and it would be a shame for her to lose... (I also think CBS made a big mistake of not nominating Meridith Hagner (ex-Liberty, ATWT) for her performance)


OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES:


Drew Tyler Bell, The Bold And The Beautiful, CBS
Scott Clifton, One Life To Live, ABC
Zack Conroy, Guiding Light, CBS
Drew Garrett, General Hospital, ABC
Dylan Patton, Days Of Our Lives, NBC

-I don't know much about the nominees in the category, but if I had to take a guess based on the material I HAVE seen, I'd say that Clifton had the best chance of winning.


WHO DO YOU THINK SHOULD WIN? COMMENT BELOW.

My Picks for the 2010 Daytime EMMY for Best Drama Series

MOST LIKELY TO SECURE A NOMINATION:
1. The Young & The Restless, CBS
2. One Life To Live, ABC
3. General Hospital, ABC
4. As The World Turns, CBS




I have no idea how they are gonna go this year in terms of the number nominated, I'm going to guess they will either follow suit and continue the '3' nominations, or they might go the route of having four nominated. Nevertheless, here are the three that I think probably will warrent nominations this year.

AS THE WORLD TURNS, CBS
Oakdale residents may not have had a ritzy, glitzy year as they’ve had in years past; but the storylines that were on ATWT this year have been better than they were, and especially Brad’s death and Jack & Janet’s marriage breaking up have brought the best scenes in a while… Plus, ATWT should at least deserve one last nomination (although, I don’t understand why Guiding Light didn’t get it’s due last year). Plus, in recent weeks, the drama has turned up, and ATWT has begun a return to form.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, CBS
Genoa City has been struck with despair and shock, plus Y&R seems to always have the best scenes and storylines. The actors were great, and the storylines were clever!! And the drama is heating up, and Y&R is definatly getting good storylines in.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE, ABC
Even though I saw only about a month of OLTL, (not including this past week), It has been a pretty compelling story with the residents; and the portrayal and support of Gay and Lesbian people on the show was absolutely incredible (despite writing off 'Kish" soon). OLTL went out on a limb and could possibly nab a nomination.

GENERAL HOSPITAL, ABC
I’ve only seen bits and pieces of GH’s recent season; so I have no clue what could possibly give them a reason to be nominated.. However, I’m taking chances and going with an Emmy favorite.


THE FOLLOWING IS A RESULT OF NOT HAVING CO-BLOGGERS TO HELP ME COMPILE THIS KIND OF LIST... HOPE THAT CHANGES SOON!!


WHY OTHERS MIGHT NOT GET NOMINATED:
(I WISH NO ILL TOWARDS THESE CONTENDERS, JUST STATING OPINION)

DAYS OF OUR LIVES, NBC
Again, I have no clue why they might not get nominated.

ALL MY CHILDREN, ABC
Same. (But I’ve heard it’s getting good!)

THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL, CBS
It just seems really blah lately, but that storyline with Betty White’s character’s (Ann Douglas') death was SOO good (what I saw of it).

GUIDING LIGHT, CBS
I don’t think it’s possible, since there’s so little to be nominated, but you never know!